Hi, I am wondering if it is possible to use regular flies such as nymphs, streamers, or dry flies etc... in salt water in general. What I mean by if they will work is are the hooks fine with the salt and the materials on the flies, or will the salt damage the flies somehow, and this is if not using specific sal...
Finally got some stripers on a fly! Tonight from 6pm to Sunset I fished the incoming tide on some shoreline in San Pablo bay. I just caught a bunch of schoolies to 16" but all in just 30 minutes. Ordinarily nothing special but I got them all cast after cast, all topwater, and all fly fishing a clouser...
Don't know if any of you guys have heard of, or seen the video from Landon Mayer. He is a guide out of Colorado Springs,CO. My parents live in the area and im going to be fishing with Landon on Wednesday. Ill give a updated post when i get back. Cant wait!!
I had a chance to hit the Yuba both Frday and today.? A big zippo both days.? Not even a strike.? The flows aren't bad at all, but there is very little bug activity coming off.? Very, very sporadic rises.? Tried averything from dries, emergers, nymphs and evening swinging streamers on sinking tip.? The...
Hit the Stan last weekend with Emerger Cliff and his two daughters.? It was an amazing day.? Great weather and great fishing.? Cliff was?coaching his kids and they were catching the biggest fish.? The fish were hitting everything.? Nothing big, but?tons of fun.
Hey if anyone has any good tips on tying secure wings with deer hair on dry flies let me know. Lately when I tie one on, it wants to slide around and not stay on top of the hook. It is really frustrating but there has to be some secret to it.
Thanks,
Conefish
I fished Beaver Creek just past the N Fork Stanislaus today.? I went in with modest expectations, but it was pretty darn good.? First time I fished it and?I actually like the layout a lot better than the actual NF because I really enjoy fishing smaller streams. Flow was fine, water temp seemed fine( I wa...
I fished the E. Carson on saturday with a friend, did some exploring and found this little trib. It was real skinny water, five feet at it's widest with undercut banks. We caught 6 between 15" to16" with the largest being 20". Black woolies were the ticket but I think anything that look...
I was fishing to this big trout on access five, throwing everything in the box. I finally got him on a flashy olive wooly bugger that i had tied on my other rod and wasn't trying. It was a nice 23" wild rainbow trout
Hey everybody, greetings from the midwest.? Spent the day on a popular metro area trout stream that runs through Redwing Minnesota (as in the boots).? Here is my post from the MN TU page.? I made my first trip to Hay Creek, and just got home an hour ago. ?What a beauty! ?Arrived on the creek at 5pm and found...
Got my swap bugz in the mail today.? Thanks to everyone who tied, I know we all get busy.? Some awesome ties here in front of me and it goes to show you should tie your own!? They are all great, but who tied the GB wd40 pattern, very nice, and also the red wire caddis pupa, diver, emerger?? I took off my toe tags...
I have read a number of posts where the topic of purchasing equipment has come up, and somewhere in the thread someone has offered the opinion that it is desirable to support our local fly shops. I am in full?agreement with this sentiment so which local shops do you recommend? I live in Vallejo and plan t...
Had been hearing some decent things about Eastman these past couple of weeks. I know its some good bass water, but was wondering about how the trout fishing is this time a year. I heard its all planters, but was taking a newbie up fishing with me and was considering that lake. Any help or info would be grea...
In general, what are some good size fly hooks, for example, 10, 12, 14, 16 etc... Also, do any of you know of any good and cheap online stores to buy these flies?? Oh, and these flies are mainly for trout. Oh and what is a good size for woolly buggers? Thanks! -- Edited by seabass at 19:28, 2008-06-04-- Edit...
Hed out to THe Owens river and hook some native rainbows and browns.? But the sucky part was that i drop my cam into the river and was able to only take a few pics only.. It was fun........
Hello all....Have not posted in a bit ....Been fishing the Feather River for the past few weeks with great success.??The fish are on the move so we moved from hole to hole...Once we found them there were some?hogs mixed in with the half -pounders.? Fights were often long and tenacious.? Only was able t...
Fished putah from the float tube today from about 3:30 till 7. Not a single detected bite. There were alot of midges on the water. My day was cut a bit short because I took my worst dunking ever , Funny now, but not then. I beached the float tube and waded out to fish without taking the flippers off, I knew thi...
Picked up a?new one man fishing raft for a trip down the E. Fork Carson. The trip got?postponed and the raft still needs a maiden voyage. Was wondering if anyone here has?ever rafted Putah, what the flows were and were there any?significant obstructions or concerns to be wary of.? -- Edited by Frenchi...
Just getting back into fly fishing after a 40 year hiatus, and I could use some friendly gear advice. I have a 5 wt. rod combo that my?wife gave me to get started with, but that is the extent of my gear so far. Any and all suggestions about wader types or brands, boots and any other clothing items,?fly assor...
Just got back from the MFF between Portola and Quincy and the water conditions are perfect right now. It will probably be good for another month and then the water will receed to where the tributaries will be the spots to hit. Right now there is a large Caddis hatch going on using a El...
I am heading up to Hat creek in a few weeks to go camping and do some fishing.? Was wondering if anyone had fished it?? If so is there any advice you might be willing to spare?? If not on the thread, then maybe through a PM?? Also I have been looking at maps and noticed that the Pitt is close.? Should I look into...
I was thinking, instead of auctioning of the other 12 flies, we(all the mebers of the fly swap) could meet at Putah creek and fish for the set. This would be a chance for us to not only earn the 12 flies but also get together and share our tactics for fishing on Putah and other rivers like the Yuba and Feather...
Hi,
I was just wondering what are some good all around flies that can be used on some south bay lakes and reservoirs such as perc ponds and stevens creek reservoir etc... I have some wooly buggers; is there anything else you can suggest that could work well too??
Thanks!
Hey guys! Has anyone had experience with a rod on Wolf Creek at the confluence with the East Carson or up at Wolf Creek Meadows? Is it easy to get to without 4WD (dirt roads)? I hear there are lots of fish, though not big, they're wild and mighty pretty. Does snowmelt usually effect this creek? Also, any ov...
Great job by all tiers participating...can't wait to try a few of these out. JT, I didn't even notice the loop wing until I took pictures or your fly, sweet.
Has anyone fished the hamilton branch out of almanor recently? Headed up there this weekend, will post a report when I get back, but was just seeing if anyone has had any recent experience
Day started out pretty well. Got on the creek about 5:00 PM near access five and met a guy named Arto.? Nice guy.? We traded a few pleasantries and I did some tightlining and quickly hooked two scrappers in a fast pool.? 1st one was an LDR, 2nd to hand, about 12 inches, wild, took a green micro may fly. Was pr...
I have all the sets divided up, packaged and ready to take to the post office tomorrow. I was planning on taking pics yesterday but the camera is acting up and wont take macro shots. I'll shoot pics of my set tomorrow at work and post them up for everyone to see.
Packrat
